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"Bush Will Make a Recess Appointment: Daniel Pipes (Over the heads of the Senate DemocRATS)
The Beltway Boys ^ | 8-16-03 | Fred Barnes

Posted on 08/16/2003 3:37:46 PM PDT by Matchett-PI

Fred Barnes just said that it looks as if president Bush will make a brave move and make a recess appointment naming Daniel Pipes to the Peace organization he set up (I forget the exact name of it).


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: danielpipes; fredbarnes; radicalislam; recessappointment
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1 posted on 08/16/2003 3:37:47 PM PDT by Matchett-PI
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To: Matchett-PI
good
2 posted on 08/16/2003 3:38:51 PM PDT by wardaddy (lost in a knuckledragger wilderness)
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To: diotima; Bob J
Ping a Ling
3 posted on 08/16/2003 3:39:25 PM PDT by Rabid Dog
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To: Matchett-PI
Excellent. Pipes is brilliant. After 9-11 he, Lewis and Ajami left the other scholars in the dust, and they envy him for it.
4 posted on 08/16/2003 3:39:29 PM PDT by PianoMan (Ignore anything I post after midnight)
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To: PianoMan
Pipes is intelligent, brave and truthful.
5 posted on 08/16/2003 3:40:13 PM PDT by joyful1
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To: Matchett-PI
A big ole bump for GW.
6 posted on 08/16/2003 3:41:38 PM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch
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To: Matchett-PI
See also:

Bush to Make Recess Appointment to Peace Institute (Will Appoint Daniel Pipes!)
AP Breaking News ^
Posted on 08/12/2003 6:57 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Aug 12, 2003

Bush to Make Recess Appointment to Peace Institute By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is expected to bypass the Senate and appoint an outspoken Middle East scholar to a federal think tank over the objections of Democrats and others who say he is anti-Muslim. According to sources close to the matter, Bush intends to appoint Daniel Pipes, director of the Philadelphia-based Middle East Forum, to the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

The move would come just weeks after Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee raised strong objections to Pipes' nomination, forcing the panel to postpone a vote on the appointment.

The White House does not comment on personnel appointments prior to their announcement, but spokeswoman Ashley Snee said Bush continues to support Pipes, who was nominated for the post on April 2. Pipes also had no comment on the nomination.

Pipes, said Snee, "is a well-respected scholar." His supporters include a number of Jewish groups such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Anti-Defamation League.

Critics call Pipes an extremist who should not be named to a peace organization.

"I continue to believe that Dr. Pipes is not the right person for this position," said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., in a statement issued Tuesday. "His record and experience do not reflect a commitment to bridging differences and preventing conflict. Surely the administration can find someone better to serve on the Board of the United States Institute of Peace."

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., spoke out against Pipes during the committee meeting, saying his positions are inconsistent with the USIP's efforts to "contribute to the promotion of international peace and the resolution of conflicts without recourse to violence."

Bush has made no recess appointments during this August break, but he appointed 11 individuals to various boards during Congress' April break. By signing appointments during a congressional recess, Bush can bypass the Senate confirmation process.

The appointment would be valid until the next Congress is sworn in, which would be January 2005.

Pipes is a Harvard-trained scholar who, as head of the Middle East Forum, has called for a war on Islamic extremism, declaring in one post-Sept. 11 interview, "What we need to do is inspire fear, not affection."

The expected appointment "is a defeat for democracy and an affront to Muslims, Arab-Americans and all those who seek peace," said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "This person has such a long record of anti-Muslim bigotry."

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7 posted on 08/16/2003 3:42:41 PM PDT by RonDog
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Can he do this for the judges that are stalled by the commiecrats?
8 posted on 08/16/2003 3:43:48 PM PDT by Salo
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To: Matchett-PI
Anytime he (Bush) does something over the heads of the Democraps, you gotta love it.

I know nothing about pipes but they are everywhere. They are on our roads in my house and my dad used to smoke one.

9 posted on 08/16/2003 3:46:44 PM PDT by AGreatPer (Current odds on Hillary running in 04......2-1.)
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To: RonDog
Thanks so much for the link! I missed it when it was posted!

I've been so hoping that this would happen, and was really excited when I heard Fred Barnes say he thought would!
10 posted on 08/16/2003 3:51:35 PM PDT by Matchett-PI (Why do America's enemies desperately want DemocRATS back in power?)
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To: AGreatPer
MIGHT AS WELL APPOINT YOUR JUDGES ALSO,THE DO NOTHING SENATE WILL NOT DO IT!!!!
11 posted on 08/16/2003 3:55:55 PM PDT by jocko12
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To: jocko12
MIGHT AS WELL APPOINT YOUR JUDGES ALSO,THE DO NOTHING SENATE WILL NOT DO IT!!!!

I think the "nuclear option" is best....time will tell

12 posted on 08/16/2003 3:59:06 PM PDT by spokeshave (Will vote for a new 187 and retain prop 13...I guess that leaves McClintock)
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To: Matchett-PI
Check back to the media and the 'rats take on Clinton's recess appointment of Lee to Justice.
13 posted on 08/16/2003 4:22:57 PM PDT by Semper Paratus
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Kennedy & Dodd disapprove. Good! Go GW...those are two of the most partisan jerks in Congress. Can't stand either.

Pipes is a smart articulate fellow. Which of course explains why Dodd and The U Boat Commander diapprove. Who ever heard of a Democrat appointing the right person for the job.

14 posted on 08/16/2003 4:30:37 PM PDT by sofaman
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To: Salo
"W" not only "can" make recess appointments of federal judges but if W really had a "large set" he would!
15 posted on 08/16/2003 4:44:12 PM PDT by kellynla ("C" 1/5 1st Mar. Div. An Hoa, Viet Nam '69 & '70 Semper Fi)
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To: Salo
"His record and experience do not reflect a commitment to bridging differences and preventing conflict."

"his positions are inconsistent with the USIP's efforts to "contribute to the promotion of international peace and the resolution of conflicts without recourse to violence."

Uh....someone call Mr. Dodd and Mr. Kennedy. It seems they didn't get the word there's a war on.
16 posted on 08/16/2003 4:52:15 PM PDT by Athelas
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To: Matchett-PI
Great, now how about doing this with some judges instead of a worthless organisation.
17 posted on 08/16/2003 5:23:26 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: Matchett-PI
Pipes sticks to his guns. I have more respect for him every day.
18 posted on 08/16/2003 5:26:55 PM PDT by ChadGore (Kakkate Koi!)
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To: RonDog
Kennedy? Dodds? What a pair of obstructionist RATS they are! How can anything they say be taken seriously?
19 posted on 08/16/2003 5:34:43 PM PDT by Paulus Invictus (RATS are scum)
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To: Matchett-PI
Good for him!
20 posted on 08/16/2003 6:03:06 PM PDT by Gritty
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